Following Meek Mill getting sentenced to two to four years in prison after violating the terms of his probation by being arrested twice this year, a judge has repudiated his request for a bail hearing.
In return, the rapper’s barristers have filed additional documents to have the judge removed from the case.
Pennsylvania Common Pleas Court Judge Genece Brinkley made the decision on Friday and Mill’s attorneys filed their motion on Monday, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE
The 30-year-old rapper “is and continues to be a danger to the community in Philadelphia, New York, Missouri, and other locations throughout the United States, he continues to be a danger to himself based upon a history of continuous use of illegal drugs, and is an increased and greater flight risk because he already has been sentenced to a term in state prison and gave false information to authorities when he was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri,” Brinkley said in the denial.
Mill’s lawyers, Joe Tacopina, replied in a statement to PEOPLE, “We are very disappointed with Judge Brinkley’s decision to deny Mr. Williams bail, which continues her long pattern of unfair treatment of him. As stated on multiple occasions, he has never missed a previous court date in this case and poses absolutely no threat to the community, which makes him an ideal candidate for bail — a conclusion the Commonwealth did not oppose. We intend to immediately appeal this decision, so Mr. Williams can be released from prison on bail while we continue to work to overturn this wrongful and unjust sentence.”